I took the short drive up to Snoqualmie Pass on a warm summer day to meet up with this lovely couple. They recently relocated to Seattle after having met in New Jersey! They love heading out into nature here and since Simon likes the mountains and Esther likes trees, so we settled on Snoqualmie Pass because it has plenty of both! At out first location, we decided to head into the forest for some images among the trees and along a nearby river. We found quite a few logs that had fallen across the river, one of which made for a great spot for these two to sit in some golden sunlight! It really is hard to top the scenery in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Lush forests (arguably among the most beautiful forests in the world), rocky peaks, abundant lakes… it is an outdoor-lover’s paradise for sure! And I had an amazing time sharing it with such a great couple!

When evening set in, we drove to another lake for some beautiful golden hour light as the sun fell behind the mountains on the far side of the lake. It was the perfect spot to end an amazing day, but in order to get to the spot along the lake I had scoped out,  we needed to take a short trail. As we rounded some trees, we stumbled upon an older couple engaged in… well… let’s just say it was something that none of us would have expected to see out in the open right by the trail in broad daylight… and leave it at that! 😉 Yep, just when I thought I’d pretty much seen it all on my adventures… something comes along that I definitely hadn’t encountered out there! Thankfully, the couple was laughing about it all too! 🙂 Ha!

Seriously, it was such a fun session, and as I recall, we were all laughing much of the time too, not just that particular encounter! AND, we even had a strange dog follow us a bit, growling at times, but it turns out the dog was pretty nice and belonged to one of the groups camping out there. But for a short while, it almost felt like we were being stalked by that dog as it growled and kept following us. And really, at a place like this, you just never know, so I’m glad none of us were alone. At the lake, we got to climb around on the logs that had piled up along the shore – it was super fun and, I have to admit, sort of like being a kid again! Plus, it was a great way to capture the this lovely couple and the surrounding landscape!

Thank you both for the wonderful session – I had an incredible time with both of you! Congratulations on your engagement and enjoy a sneak peek at a few of the many highlights from your Snoqualmie Pass adventure engagement session!

Had to show this one – a “friend” that we made by the lake…